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The bastard slugs have now got to my courgettes and eaten all the courgettes and the sudden hot weather how caused a mildew to form on the leaves. They were going so well too.

I think next year I'll put them in hanging baskets (as apparently they grow well in them). We have 5 sunflowers left from the original 10 we planted , they're about two foot high now, but a bit spindly looking I'm protecting them with this gravelly slug deterrent I got from the poundshop. It's hedgehog/cat/baby friendly which is a plus.

At least the plum trees have got loads of plums on them and the rhubarb is looking quite impressive.

Now I'm starting to plan growing for next year. I'm stocking up on bigger pots for my tomatoes and once the peas have been harvested we're going to start work on slug-proofing the veggie patch (gravel moats, copper pipe round the edges, buried water pipes to water the roots but not the surface of the soil, that sort of thing). I've even been out and bought a pile a hanging basket brackets ready for my courgettes for next year.

At least ex-Cheddar's nursery veggie patch is going well, so she will get to eat veggies she's grown herself after all.
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So the year is progressing and our veggies are growing. Not as good as they should be, but not surprising considering the vast amount of rain we're having at the moment. As a side effect of the rain the slug population in my back garden has exploded and they are eating everything they can get to.

photos behind the cut )

Not pictured: two planters (similar to the courgette ones but three tier) full of my back up lettuce, again propped to prevent slug access and growing great. Every time we go into the back garden the small child helps herself to a handful.

And that is exactly why I wanted to grow veggies in the first place. I want her to know where her food comes from and I want everything in the back garden to be edible. She's not been too interested in the whole growing this this year, but as she gets a bit older she will and she's going to reap the benefits (and eat her body weight in plums again this year as the plum trees are full of fruit again).

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